Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-07
SACRAMENTO.
Proceedings of the State
Legislature.
A HITCH IN THE COUNT.
A Long List Of Appointments Sent
in by Governor Stone
man.
Special 10 the Herald by The associated Press.
THE SuNATE

Special 10 the Herald by The associated Press.
THE SENATE.
SACRAMENTO, January 6.-Both houses
of the Legislature met at ii o'clock to
day. Governor Stoneman's me essage
was received in each house, and portions
of it referred to the proper committees.
In the Senate, on motion of Mr.. White,
the hour of noon was fixed for canvass.
ing the vote for Governor and Lieuten
ant. Governor in joint assembly.
A message was received from the Gov.
ernor transmitting the following list Of
appoinim ents made since the last ses-
sion, and asking for their confirmation:
Charles H. Randall, Director Stockton
Insane Asylum, vice Dorsey, deceased;
Peter Belcher, II. Kingston and VIM.
Carson, Pilot Commissioners for Hum
boldt harbor; Theo. A. Lord, Trustee of
Deal, Dumb and Blind Asylum, vice Har-
rington, resigned; D. M. Delmas, Re.
gent of the University, vice Rosecrans,
resigned; VIM. II. Thornley,, Commls-
sioner of Immigration, vice Forester,
deceased; Thomas j. Sherwood. Fish
Commissioner, vice Redding, resigned;
Robert 7. Devlin, Prison Director, vice
himself, term expired; I. w. Hellman,
Regent of the University, vice himself;
Frank McCoppin. Harbor Commission
er, vice VIM. Irwin, deceased; w. f.
Henning. J. c. Martin and George M.
Cornwall, Directors Of the Napa Insane
Asylum; David w. Weldt, Pilot OF Will
mington, ,Harbor, vice Thos. Bowers, re-.
moved; Eugene Lehe, Brig. Gen. Third
Brigade. vice Jas. A. Shepard, resigned.
On motion of Boggs the appointments
were made the special order for January
18th, at 2 o'clock.
An attempt was made to reconsider
the vote by which the Senate yesterday
appointed six pages and three porters,
and after few moments of parliamen.
tary sparring vote was reached on the
resolution, and Vrooman again gave no.
tice to reconsider, and the matter went
over until tomorrow. The Senate then
proceeded to the Assembly to canvass
the returns for Governor.
The Senate reconvened at 3 O'clock.
Senators Jones Yell and Wilson have
taken charge of the matter of obtaining
returns from San Benito and San Mateo
counties as soon as possible. Senators
Gesford, Caminetti and Wilson were
elected q Committee on Mileage and
Contingent Expenses. Adjourned until
Tomorrow.
THE ASSEMBLY.
The Assembly Committee on Rules
made a report " hich was adopted and
ordered printed.
The Governors biennial message was
received and the reading of it made the
special order for tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock.
Messrs. Variel, Heath and Wright
were appointed committee to confer
with the Senate to ascertain what time
would be convenient for canvassing the
vote for Governor and Lieutenant-Gov.
ernor.
w. A. Brown moved that when the
Assembly adjourned it be to 2 o'clock
next Monday. The motion was lost by
viva voee vote.
JOINT SESSION.
At l2 O'Clock both houses met in the
Assembly chamber. After roll call Sen.
ators Boggs and Wilson and Assembly.
men Leblanc and Lewis were appointed
tellers, and the canvass Of the votes be-
gan.
There were no original returns from
San Mateo and San Benito, and those in
the office of the Secretary of State were
obtained by committee, of which Sen
ator White was chairman. After five
minutes recess Senator White moved
that the abstracts of the official count
gotten from that official be accepted in
lieu of the other returns.
Senator Vrooman raised the point OF
order that this could not be done under
the law.
A protracted debate followed.
Speaker Jordan ruled that Vrooman's
point of order was we'll taken and that
he could not consider the returns offered
by Mr.. White, of Los Angeles, from the
Secretary of States Office. He also held
that he could not declare the result on
the returns before him and suggested
that recess be taken until the returns
of San Mateo and San Benito can be re-
ceived. After some debate a recess was
taken until 10 o'clock Saturday. In the
meantime the returns from the two miss.
ing counties will be obtained.
In Favor OF the Interstate Com.
merce Bill.
New YORK, January 6.-The regular
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
was held to-day. Cornelius N. Bliss.
on behalf of the special committee ap'
pointed to examine into the Interstate
Commerce Bill, now pending before Con.
gress, made his report. It reviewed
the provisions of the bill, and said the
committee objected to the prohibition OF
pooling. On the recommendation OF the
report, resolutions were adopted ap.
proving Senate Bill No. 1882, except the
section which prohibits greater charges
for shorter than for longer haul; al
so section five which contains an abso'
lutte provision against pooling. Resolu-
tions were adopted favoring the imme-
date passage of the Cox bill, for an ap.
i.